Blackhawks '17-18

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bdutts

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Houston, Texas
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Lots of movement in recent days: signing Dylan Sikura, Blake Hillman, Joni Tuulola. Brought up Ejdsell put Berube on waivers.

Keep the tankathon going!
 
#177      

KBLEE

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Montgomery, IL
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Hawks haven't had much to play for recently, but beating St. Louis last night definitely put a hurting on their playoff hopes.
 
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bdutts

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Hawks will finish 7th or 8th.


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#182      

Joel Goodson

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Draft order is determined tomorrow. Hockey fans are going to be so salty when Hawks get #1.
 
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IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Blackhawks come in at #8 in the NHL Draft Lottery. Carolina jumps them in the lottery and along with Montreal and Buffalo have a chance at the #1 pick.
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Will be interesting to see which way Stan goes at #8. I would bet on a d-man (Hughes, Dobson or Bouchard) but if a big time playmaker is still available (Zadina or Wahlstrom), would that change the plan?
 
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Joel Goodson

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uiuc ee 2012 said:
Will be interesting to see which way Stan goes at #8. I would bet on a d-man (Hughes, Dobson or Bouchard) but if a big time playmaker is still available (Zadina or Wahlstrom), would that change the plan?
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Zadina will be long gone, but if Wahlstrom is still there (and I pray he is), Bowman should sprint to the podium.
 
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Joel Goodson said:
Zadina will be long gone, but if Wahlstrom is still there (and I pray he is), Bowman should sprint to the podium.
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I would normally agree but the d-corps is what really needs help. With Kane, Saad, Towes, Hino, Debrincat, Schmaltz, you've got some good weapons. No one on the back really played up to expectations.
 
#187      

bdutts

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Houston, Texas
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Marian Hossa officially retires from hockey today. Not sure if he’s going to file retirement papers now.

One of the best 2 way hockey players in the last 25 years or so. His backcheck was phenomenal. Sure fire HoFer.


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Joel Goodson

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bdutts said:
Hope so. They can use the 5.275M.
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Hawks already have it via LTIR. Thing is, the difference between Hossa's salary ($1M/yr) and his AAV, is worth a lot to financially struggling teams (that want to reach the floor as cheaply as possible). So, Hossa's contract will achieve $12.825M in savings over the next 3 seasons. There is the value and, rest assured, the Hawks will unlock it.
 
#191      

bdutts

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Houston, Texas
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After a really solid draft, FA Period starts on Sunday. Anthony Duclair and Tomas Jurco, among others, did not receive a qualifying offer.


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Joel Goodson

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bdutts said:
After a really solid draft, FA Period starts on Sunday. Anthony Duclair and Tomas Jurco, among others, did not receive a qualifying offer.
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Great draft for the Hawks. 'Course, stuff happens over 3 years, so we'll see.

Look for the Hawks to pick up a #4 D man (John Moore, De Hahn), maybe Riley Nash or Derek Ryan and a proven backup goalie (Hutton, Montoya, Darling @ 50% retained). Gotta move Hossa's contract too. Anisimov will probably be traded. Think the big game FA hunting comes next season.
 
#193      

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Sad day today as one of the greats, Stan Mikita, has passed away. One of the greatest, if not the greatest, to don the Indian head jersey.
 
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Man, that guy was smooth! How he could move. Fed Mr Hull a lot of points.